1992 Cameroonian presidential election

Second re-election of Paul Biya Cameroon presidential 1988 Cameroonian general election 1988 1997 Cameroonian presidential election 1997 11 October 1992 4,195,687 71.87% ( 20.69pp) 130x130px Paul Biya Paul Biya at the CEC (cropped).jpg Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 1,185,466 39.98% John Fru Ndi GedFruNdi.JPG Social Democratic Front (Cameroon) 1,066,602 35.97% Bello Bouba Maigari 3x4.svg National Union for Democracy and Progress (Cameroon) 569,887 19.22% 1992 Cameroonian presidential election results by province.svg Results by province Biya: #b4d0ec 40-50% #679fd7 60–70% #4187cd 70–80% #244e79 >90%Ndi: #73bc84 50-60% #3fa457 60–70% #006e1a 80–90%Maigari: #d79346 50-60% #c56900 60-70% President Paul Biya Cameroon People's Democratic Movement Paul Biya Cameroon People's Democratic Movement Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 11 October 1992. They were the first multi-party presidential election since multi-party politics had been legalised.1993 Election Watch https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/225486 Journal of Democracy 4 1 130–134 1086-3214 They were also the first to feature more than one candidate. Incumbent Paul Biya won with 40% of the vote.Elections in Cameroon https://web.archive.org/web/20110903053954/http://africanelections.tripod.com/cm.html 2011-09-03 , African Elections Database Voter turnout was 72%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p184 0-19-829645-2 The SDF accused the incumbent government of election fraud.1993 Election Watch https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/225486 Journal of Democracy 4 1 130–134 1086-3214 International election monitors questioned the validity of the results. Background The 1992 presidential elections were a crucial moment in Cameroon's post-independence history. Although an assortment of opposition leaders—most importantly the anglophone Social Democratic Front leader John Fru Ndi—furiously opposed President Biya and sought to unseat him between 1990 and 1992, they were ultimately unable to do so. Although opposition was successful in forcing Biya to accept multi-party politics and severely pressured his regime, he nevertheless retained control of the country and faced a divided opposition in the 1992 elections. The opposition's failure to present a single candidate offered a significant advantage to Biya, as the electoral law did not provide for a second round, and therefore the opposition candidates could not unite against Biya in the event he failed to win a majority. Results Official results showed Biya winning the election with 40% of the vote, while Fru Ndi trailed with 36%. The results were denounced as fraudulent by the opposition, and Fru Ndi claimed victory, but his claim proved fruitless. Paul Biya Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 1185466 John Fru Ndi Social Democratic Front 1066602 Bello Bouba Maigari National Union for Democracy and Progress 569887 Adamou Ndam Njoya Cameroon Democratic Union 107411 Jean-Jacques Ekindi Progressive Movement 23525 Emah Otu Grouping of Patriotic Forces 12545 50012 4195687 Nohlen et al. References Cameroon Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Cameroon Cameroon